A posse of Scribbled Pipefish (Corythoichthys intestinalis) reef-watching in the lagoon of Bitra, in the Lakshadweep. Pipefish are relatives of the seahorse, but they do not swim upright and have a slightly different morphology. Like seahorses however, the male pipefish carries the offspring after reproduction and provides most of the parental care to the young.

Life In The Undercoral

by Shreya Yadav

A posse of Scribbled Pipefish (Corythoichthys intestinalis) reef-watching in the lagoon of Bitra, in the Lakshadweep. Pipefish are relatives of the seahorse, but they do not swim upright and have a slightly different morphology. Like seahorses however, the male pipefish carries the offspring after reproduction and provides most of the parental care to the young.